8 North Carolina Schools Make 2018 National Blue Ribbon List

CHARLOTTE, NC — Eight North Carolina schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The U.S. Department of Education announced the 349 award winners Monday, which also included Socrates Academy in Matthews, North Carolina.

National Blue Ribbon Schools are identified in two categories – "exemplary achievement gap closing" and "exemplary high performing."

There will be an awards ceremony to recognize all 349 National Blue Ribbon Schools from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C.

Now in its 36th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has highlighted more than 8,800 educational institutions that have test scores in the top 15 percent in their state and no major gaps among students from different demographics.
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Here are North Carolina’s National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018:

• Clement Elementary School, Autryville, N.C.
• Eastover-Central Elementary School of Arts, Eastover, N.C.
• Glenn C Marlow Elementary School, Mills River, N.C.
• Haywood Early College, Clyde, N.C.
• Kitty Hawk Elementary School, Kitty Hawk, N.C.
• Socrates Academy, Matthews, N.C.
• The STEM Early College at N.C. A&T, Greensboro, N.C.
• W.J. Gurganus Elementary School, Havelock, N.C.

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